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　　Ten thousand years ago, the world's population was very small. For several thousand years, it grew quite ___1___. But during the last three or four hundred years it ___2___ very quickly. Today it is still growing ___3___ than ever before. About 259 babies are born in the world ___4___ just one minute. That means people have to find food for ___5___ mouths more in one day.

　　The population problem may be the ___6___ one of the world today. People say that by the year 2010, the world's population may pass seven billion. This means we must ___7___ more food, and have smaller families with fewer ___8___ healthier children. If we don't do these, the result（结果）will be very ___9___. There will be standing room only on the earth. There won't be enough ___10___ for anybody else.

(1) A．fast	B．quickly	C．slow	D．slowly
(2) A．grows	B．grew	C．is growing	D．has grown
(3) A．much faster	B．more fast	C．more slow	D．more slowly
(4) A．in	B．at	C．on	D．by
(5) A．about15,000	B．250,000	C．over	D．25,000
(6) A．greatest	B．least	C．most	D．common
(7) A．look	B．find	C．plant	D．grow
(8) A．and	B．but	C．or	D．while
(9) A．good	B．danger	C．bad	D．wonderful
(10) A．seat	B．home	C．houses	D．room

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　　The United States covers a large part of the North ___1___ continent（洲）, when this land first became a nation. After ___2___ its freedom（自由）from England, it has 13 states. Each of the states had a star on the American flag. As the nation ___3___, new states were formed and there ___4___ new stars on the flag. ___5___ a long time, there were forty-eight states. In 1959 two ___6___ stars were added（加）to the flag, standing for（代表）the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.

　　___7___ were the first people of the land and great number of people came from England. It is ___8___ that reason that the language of the U. S. is English and ___9___ its culture and customs（文化习惯）are more ___10___ those of England than any other country in the world.

(1) A．America	B．America’s	C．American	D．Americans
(2) A．win	B．won	C．winning	D．have won
(3) A．grew	B．grows	C．growing	D．have grown
(4) A．are	B．were	C．have been	D．had been
(5) A．In	B．From	C．For	D．Through
(6) A．another	B．many	C．other	D．more
(7) A．India	B．Indian	C．Indias	D．Indians
(8) A．on	B．for	C．because	D．because of
(9) A．that	B．why	C．many	D．all
(10) A．as	B．like	C．same	D．as if

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～10各小题四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Ten thousand years ago, the world's population was very small. For several thousand years, it grew quite 　1　. But during the last three or four hundred years it 　2　very quickly. Today it is still growing faster than 　3　. About 174 babies are born in the world 　4　just one minute. That means people have to find food for 　5　mouths more in one day.

　　The population problem may be the 　6　one of the world today. People say that by the year 2010, the world's population may be seven billion. This means we must 　7　more food, and have smaller families with fewer 　8　healthier children. If we don't do these, the results will be very 　9　. There will be standing room only on the earth. There won't be enough 　10　for anybody else.

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